Alabama State University
Montgomery, Alabama · Website
$34,502
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$34,502
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Alabama State University is a public 4-year college in Montgomery, Alabama with 3,477 undergraduates and 560 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $20,435 a year (tuition and fees $11,248 in-state, $19,576 out-of-state). It admits 98% of applicants and 30% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $34,502 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $31,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$20,435
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,248
Out-of-state $19,576
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
30%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$31,000
About $329 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$34,502
Rank 3,534 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $20,435
- Tuition in-state
- $11,248
- Tuition out-of-state
- $19,576
- Cost of attendance
- $23,586
- Students with a need-based grant
- 71%
- Students with federal loans
- 74%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,711
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,682
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,508
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,608
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,031
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,720 in 2015-16 to $11,248 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 98%
- Average SAT
- 976
- SAT reading, middle
- 488
- SAT math, middle
- 457
- ACT, middle
- 18
- Undergraduates
- 3,477
- Graduate students
- 560
- Part-time students
- 6.7%
- Women
- 63%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $135.2M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,534 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 69 in Alabama (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | AL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $20,435 | $15,258 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,248 | $9,862 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 77% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 30% | 42% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 67% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $31,000 | $21,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $27,453 | $32,851 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $34,502 | $39,842 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 22% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 45% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $31,000 | $30,174 | $46,370 | $57,214 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $22,388 | $27,978 | $37,576 | $55,693 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 39 | $54,592 | $50,606 | $73,076 | $71,416 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $31,000 | $32,898 | $45,173 | $55,378 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $32,750 | $22,847 | $40,152 | $55,792 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $33,188 | $34,792 | $43,661 | $51,790 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $30,000 | $39,762 | $63,070 | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | $32,250 | $21,996 | $38,566 | $56,359 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $31,187 | $28,447 | $46,126 | $68,257 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $31,000 | $22,705 | $41,766 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $32,250 | $39,444 | $51,014 | $47,382 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $32,500 | $30,651 | $53,416 | $85,294 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementOnlineMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $50,215 | Withheld | $46,629 | $51,389 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| DanceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,980 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 13 | $19,383 | $59,335 | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | $29,000 | $17,997 | $29,142 | $39,775 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 8 | $50,483 | $52,911 | $61,410 | $59,916 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,451 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, OtherOnlineMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,515 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Montgomery and Alabama on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Alabama
- Homes: Homes for sale in Alabama
Questions and answers
How much does Alabama State University cost?
$20,435 a year is the average net price at Alabama State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,248 for in-state students and $19,576 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,586. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,711 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Alabama State University?
98% of applicants are admitted to Alabama State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 976 and the middle ACT score is 18. The median admission rate of colleges in Alabama is 77%.
How much do Alabama State University graduates earn?
$34,502 a year is the median pay of former Alabama State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($27,453 after 6 years). That ranks 3,534 of 5,094 US colleges and 46 of 69 in Alabama. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral) at $88,667.
How much student debt do Alabama State University graduates have?
$31,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Alabama State University graduates, about $329 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 74% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Alabama State University?
30% of first-time, full-time students at Alabama State University finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Alabama State University?
Biology, General (57 bachelor's graduates), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (41 bachelor's graduates), Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (39 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.